Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 411 Who Sang the Song (4000 words)
Higashino put down the original draft of "Spirited Away" and did not continue to mention this matter.

After all, everything is too much.

And even though he is begging to do things in Shuikouxiangli, it is not good to half-force or excessively lower his posture.

It's all about dialogue on an equal footing.

Besides, Higashino Division is not in a hurry.

Because the production of "Spirited Away" has only started for a week, and we really have to wait until it is finished and then released to Japanese theaters. Then I don't know how long it will take.

If the production process is slow, maybe the official work of "Spirited Away" will not be launched until next year.

Higashinoji had enough time to convince Mizuguchi.

He was in no hurry.

So Higashino Division smiled and pulled the topic away from the recording of the song, and switched to talking about some anecdotes.

He is very talkative by nature, and there are Mizuguchi Koko and Hasegawa Riko on the side to assist.

Even Shuikouxiang, who had some opinions on him before, smiled.

However, although talking with Higashino Division is very pleasant.

But Shuikouxiangli will still do what she wants.

In this way, until the night.

Shuikou Xiangli originally planned to stay with Higashinoji and Hasegawa Riko for a meal.

But they were still politely rejected by the two.

"Why don't you take a look at Mr. Higashino's works, Grandma Xiangli."

After seeing off Higashinoji and Hasegawa Riko, Mizuguchi Koko turned around and greeted her grandmother.

She also knew that Shui Kou Xiang Li was very stubborn.

But today Higashino tried his best to come to the door to please the other party
Wouldn't it be rude to think about it without taking a look at the other party's work?
Besides, Shuikouxiangzi also knows that even though she is old now, her grandma's level is still there.

Recording a song shouldn't be much of a problem at all.

"...Well, Xiangzi, you go out first, it's a bit noisy."

Grandma Xiangli nodded, and waved Shuikou Xiangzi out of the door.

But Shuikou Xiangzi who was kicked out showed a look of joy.

Finally convinced the other party!
She knows Shuikouxiangli very well.

This sudden rush of people out must be because the other party is interested in Dong Yesi's manuscript, although it may be the kind of interest to take a look at it
But Shuikou Xiangzi has successfully completed the task!
"it is good!"

Shuikou Xiangzi clenched his fist, then glanced at the door of the room.

The next step is to rely on the quality of your manuscript, Mr. Dongye!I have done my best!

She turned and left without leaving a cloud behind.

in the room.

Shui Kou Xiangli looked at Higashinoji's materials and original drawings on the table, lost in thought.

To be honest, she didn't think Higashino Division could convince herself only by relying on materials and original drawings.

But just looking at it is not a big problem.

Thinking of this, she didn't hesitate any longer, raised her hand, and started to read Dong Yesi's original painting materials.

Said it was the original drawing, but Shuikou Xiangli thought it belonged to the kind of unfinished line drawing.

But I didn't expect that what Dong Yesi brought over were all finished manuscripts that had been filled in and colored.

Red and white, white and black.
This exquisite color composition looks perfect even under the background of incandescent lamps.

A little spirit came from Shuikouxiang.

At least the other party didn't come here to try their luck with that kind of semi-finished product.

The other party has drawn it like this. It must have come with sincerity.

Although Shuikou Xiangli doesn't have a good impression of animation, she still appreciates people who are sincere and serious about their work.

She sat upright and began to flip through the pages one by one.

then
The more Shui Kou Xiangli looked, the more surprised he became.

Because it's not so much the original drawings in her hands, it's better to say that what she is holding is a picture book drawn by Dong Yesi with fine techniques.

The so-called picture books are actually equivalent to the fairy tale books of the Celestial Dynasty, which are the books that children like to read with illustrations and words—such as "The Little Match Girl" and "Little Red Riding Hood". Fairy tale picture book.

The biggest advantage of picture books is that they can intuitively display the story in front of others, even children can understand it.

Higashino Division is considered intentional, and actually thought of expressing the whole story in an intuitive way like a picture book.

Shuikouxiangzi likes children very much, and there are still many picture books that Shuikouxiangzi used to tell stories at home.

Therefore, she does not dislike the intuitive expression of picture books.

She became more interested, and began to read the picture book story of "Spirited Away" seriously.

Chihiro Di Ye is a thin ten-year-old girl.

On the way to move, her parents took a shortcut, so they strayed into the mysterious and weird world where ghosts and gods rest.

When seeing this, Shuikouxiang's eyes flickered, obviously interested——

It's an interesting story
The most important thing is the 'cutting corner'.

Could it be that Higashino is hinting at something?

Shui Kou Xiangli sorted out her mood, and continued to read word by word.

In this world, people who do not have a job cannot survive. If they want to survive in this world, they can only have a job.

With the help of Hakuryu, Ogino Chihiro got a job with Granny Tang, but instead her name became a one-word code name.

Here is a line from Bailong that impressed Shuikouxiang deeply: "If you forget your name, you can't find your way back."

This sentence, in the world of "Spirited Away", means that if you forget your name, you will not be able to escape from Granny Tang's control.

But in Shuikouxiang, this sentence has other meanings.

Forgetting your name is equivalent to losing yourself.

If you can't find your way back, it's like losing your way on the road of life.
Shuikouxiang savored this line repeatedly, and continued to flip backwards.

To be honest, the plot of "Spirited Away" is very childlike, and it seems that anything can happen in the fantasy world.

Shuikouxiangli can tell at a glance that the main audience of Higashinoji's work is for children.

But apart from this, Shui Kou Xiang could still feel that Dongyesi wanted to express other things.

And it's something that's particularly alarming.
Putting this aside, what surprised Mizuguchi even more was Higashinoji's painting skills.

She was mesmerized just by looking at it.

The whole person seems to be immersed in the story.

In this story, she is not Mizuko, but seems to have become Ogino Chihiro, lost in the fantasy world of "Spirited Away".

Shuikouxiangli couldn't help raising his head.

Thick black smoke rose from the chimney of the oil house.

This is a building full of greasy, greedy, and resplendent looks very glamorous.

People come and go in it, and those who go in and out are not the same when they come out.

They seem to have also been assimilated by the oil house, becoming greedy and greasy. They will do anything for money.

Shuikouxiangli turned his head again.

On her right, looking along the eaves of the bridge, is the water train dragging long blue waves.

At this time the sea breeze is just right.

Shui Kou Xiangli turned his head again, looking at the entrance of the oil house.

There stood Granny Tang with a wrinkled face.

At this time, Shui Kou Xiangli is about to accept her last test. She has to find her parents from the domestic pig behind Granny Tang.
"Well?!"

Shuikouxiangli finally came back to his senses, and when he looked up again, everything had returned to its original appearance.

There is no oil house.

There are no faceless men.

There is also no water train, and of course there is no white dragon.
Only Higashinoji's picture book was opened to the last page by her.

Seeing all this, Shui Kou Xiangli felt an indescribable sense of emptiness in her heart.

She never thought that just a picture book could fascinate her to such an extent!

It actually gave birth to a kind of 'this is the end of reading? ' A sense of pity.

This made Shui Kou Xiangli unable to resist picking up the picture book again.

on the last page.

Ogino Chihiro has recovered everything, she has become strong and brave, so she can run to her parents regardless of herself.
"Spirited Away" also ended here.

"The drawing is really good"

Watching this scene, Shui Kou Xiang felt inexplicably moved.
But besides being moved, she was also a little shocked by what Higashinoji wanted to express in this animated film.

This is not just an animated film for young children!
Even if she finished reading it, she felt a thorn in her back for no reason. It was like being kicked hard by someone!

I really feel that way.

Ass feels swollen from being kicked.

The faceless man. He symbolizes the modern man who has forgotten his name and lost his direction.

The oil house represents this filthy society.

In Higashinoji's picture book, Chihiro has a line that impressed Shuikou Xiangli deeply.

That was when Chihiro lured the faceless man away from the oil house and boarded the barrel boat driven by his friend 'Ling'.
Chihiro looked at the messy oil house and the faceless man who was chasing after him, and heard Ling's question: "Do you still want to take him (the faceless man) away?"

Yes.

The faceless man is hostile to Chihiro, why does Chihiro take him away?
Ling didn't understand.

To Ling's question, Chihiro just replied: "That person only became bad in the soup house, it's better to let him leave there."

This line, perhaps children will not go into it.

But in Shuikouxiangli's eyes, there are other meanings.

If it is as suggested by Higashino Division.

The oil house is equal to society, so if you enter the society, you will naturally become bad.

Then the people at the top of society are people like Granny Tang, they represent greed
The Faceless Man is an ordinary individual lost in society and greed.

He is lonely and wants to be recognized by others, so he makes friends with money.

But such a life is undoubtedly lonely.

Chihiro is the one who treats him the most equally, that's why the faceless man wants Chihiro.
Thinking of this, Shui Kou Xiangli really couldn't help but want to praise Dong Yesi's talent.

Who hasn't lived such a life?
Lost, don't know what to do, can only live in a daze.

She felt that she was severely educated by Higashino Division with "Spirited Away". Obviously this is not a science and education picture book, but she just felt this way.

"This animated movie is really interesting. It's a good story."

Even Shuikouxiangli has to admit it.

The script of this animated movie is really wonderful - anyway, she was fascinated by it.

She picked up the picture book on the table and flipped through it again.

Then two pages of A4 printing paper fell out from the middle of the picture book.

Curious in Shui Kou Xiangli, he slowly lowered his body to pick it up, and took a look at it.

Those are two musical notations.

According to Shuikouxiangli's level, he can easily sing a cappella just by taking a look.

She did the same.

The translucent and melodious singing voice is uttered, but it has an indescribable sense of thickness accumulated over the years.

"Calling to a certain depth of the soul, I always want to have an exciting dream. Even if there are countless sorrows, I will meet you wherever I go."

Just singing a cappella in Shuikouxiang already has some feeling.

And what made her feel the most incredible was that the songs written by Dong Yesi actually had a power to penetrate into the soul.

This kind of leisurely and relaxed style made her very fond of it.

She continued to sing a cappella, and opened the window by the way. This is a habit of hers. Opening the window when singing also has a feeling of spiritual liberation.

Next door in Shuikouxiang is Shuikouxiangzi.

Originally, the window was closed in Shuikouxiang, and she couldn't hear it very clearly, but when the other party opened the window, she heard the distant singing.

A feeling of leisure floated from the bottom of my heart.

It's almost a feeling.

You take a hot shower.

Soaked a cup of honey.

Turn on the air conditioner to the most comfortable temperature.

You drink the milk and look out the window.

The stars outside the window wink at you.

The world is a good place.

Shuikou Xiangzi originally wanted to make another cup of coffee and stay up all night memorizing the dubbing script.

But just listening to it, she unconsciously leaned against the bed and fell asleep quietly.

Only the sound of singing spreads outward
It seems to have attracted many passers-by to stop and listen in the setting sun
From time to time there were whispered discussions.

Who sang this song?

"Mr. Higashino, I'm very sorry that I couldn't help you."

Riko Hasegawa apologized over the microphone.

She thinks it's her own reason, she recommended Shui Kou Xiangli to Dong Yesi.

This caused the other party to waste a day.
I'm so sorry Tonoji.

But Higashino Division here obviously doesn't care.

Riko Hasegawa made the suggestion for the sake of making "Spirited Away" more perfect.

This starting point is good.

Since it was good, it was impossible for Higashino to blame the other party.

And
It is not clear whether Shuikouxiangli agrees or not.

Higashino Division glanced at the phone on his desk.

He is now waiting for the other party to call his office.

He felt that as long as he read the "information" he had prepared in Shuikouxiang, it would be impossible not to be tempted.

Higashino Division comforted Riko Hasegawa over there.

Higashino Division did not expect that he just hung up on Riko Hasegawa.

The phone in the other office has already been connected.

Is there good news?
Higashinoji lifted his spirits and reached out to pick up the phone.

Soon there was a familiar voice.

"Teacher Higashino, I'm Kaori Mizuguchi, about the song recording of "Spirited Away" that you mentioned to me yesterday."

The water mouth over there coughed and said slowly:
"I'm really interested. When can we meet and talk about recording songs?"

(End of this chapter)